Bug 17081

Summary:	I got this bug while installing Red Hat Beta 7.0
Product:	[Retired] Red Hat Linux	Reporter:	Need Real Name <tommy>
Component:	anaconda	Assignee:	Michael Fulbright <msf>
Status:	CLOSED NOTABUG	QA Contact:
Severity:	medium	Docs Contact:
Priority:	medium
Version:	7.0
Target Milestone:	---
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Hardware:	i686
OS:	Linux
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Last Closed:	2001-01-16 00:58:50 UTC	Type:	---
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Description Need Real Name 2000-08-29 17:21:17 UTC

Traceback (innermost last):
  File "/usr/bin/anaconda", line 426, in ?
    intf.run(todo, test = test)
  File "/var/tmp/anaconda-7.0//usr/lib/anaconda/text.py", line 1022, in run
    rc = apply (step[1](), step[2])
  File "/var/tmp/anaconda-7.0//usr/lib/anaconda/text.py", line 504, in 
__call__
    if todo.doInstall ():
  File "/var/tmp/anaconda-7.0//usr/lib/anaconda/todo.py", line 1424, in 
doInstall
    self.fstab.savePartitions ()
  File "/var/tmp/anaconda-7.0//usr/lib/anaconda/fstab.py", line 209, in 
savePartitions
    self.ddruid.save()
SystemError: Error partitioning drive /tmp/hda: Bad file descriptor

Local variables in innermost frame:
self: <fstab.NewtFstab instance at 8211c78>

ToDo object:
(itodo
ToDo
p1
(dp2
S'method'
p3
(iimage
CdromInstallMethod
p4
(dp5
S'currentDisc'
p6
I1
sS'tree'
p7
S'/mnt/source'
sS'mntPoint'
p8
S'/mnt/sysimage'
p9
sS'device'
p10
S'hdb'
sS'progressWindow'
p11

Comment 1 Tammy Fox 2001-01-15 16:57:16 UTC

This bug should be filed against the installation program called anaconda. 
Did you get this traceback from the x86 or Alpha version of RHL. You have filed
it against the Alpha Installation Guide but marked i686 as the architecture.

Comment 2 Michael Fulbright 2001-01-16 00:58:47 UTC

Please try the final Red Hat Guinness release.